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The Yeshiva.net — Terumah 5782

Выпуск: The Yeshiva.net — Terumah 5782. Темы: не определены автоматически. The Human Miracle G-d Is a Great Builder; But It’s Man’s Handiwork That Takes the Cake Rabbi YY Jacobson 30 Shevat 5772 In the Beginning As a result of a near mutiny, the overbearing and arrogant captain was forced to see a psychiatrist by order of the Commodore. The Tabernacle, on the other hand, was around 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, and was a highly impressive structure, but essentially a small tent; a mini mobile "shtibel." Why would the Torah be so expansive about the creation of a humble albeit splendorous tent in the desert and yet so terse about the creation of the cosmos with all of its infinite depth, majesty and grandeur? It constitutes the essential revolution of Judaism that from the fragmented pieces of our hearts we can construct a home for the Divine; that the ordinary stuff of human life can be carved into a dwelling place for the Almighty; that G-d craves to dwell in the space we designate for Him in the barren desert of human consciousness. Creation of a structure to house the Divine in a desert is man's miracle—the miracle of converting matter into energy; the wonder of a human being surpassing himself, transcending his finite egocentricity and turning his life into a home for the Divine—that story is deserving of close to 400 verses! This is the essence of the Tabernacle story, which occupies almost half the book of Exodus and on the surface seems so remote from our present lifestyle: that a human being, through his or her minute and limited deeds, words and thoughts, can create a home for G-d in his or her daily life; that a frail and vulnerable human being is capable of creating a space in his or her heart for the living presence of G-d. The Talmud says it succinctly (Kesuvos 5a): "The deeds the good people are greater than the creation of heaven and earth." Half-Ness This explains two enigmatic details about the Tabernacle story: 1) The obsession with details and nuances that seem irrelevant. “In the beginning G-d created the heavens and the earth.” In striking contrast, the Torah portions of this week—and the subsequent weeks—devote 371 verses to describe how the Jews created the Tabernacle, or Mishkan, in the desert. This, then, is the message of the story: our disjointed and fragmented lives, the many diverse details of our mundane life, can all become a

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